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Solar Wind

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Noun

1. solar wind

a stream of protons moving radially from the sun

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Solar Wind

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noun
the constant stream of charged particles, esp protons and electrons, emitted by the sun at high velocities, its density and speed varying during periods of solar activity. It interacts with the earth's magnetic field, some of the particles being trapped by the magnetic lines of force, and causes auroral displays
See also Van Allen belt, magnetosphere

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Solar Wind

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streams of ionized gas particles constantly emitted by the sun in all directions at speeds of c. 300 to 1,000 km per second (c. 186 to 620 mi per second)
see also stellar wind

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Solar Wind

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n.
A stream of high-speed, ionized particles ejected primarily from the sun's corona.

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